Cleckheaton Spen railway station

Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton
Location	Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire; England
Coordinates	53°43′30″N 1°42′14″W / 53.7249°N 1.7038°WCoordinates: 53°43′30″N 1°42′14″W / 53.7249°N 1.7038°W
Grid reference	SE196254
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway; British Railways (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 October 1900	Opened as Cleckheaton
2 June 1924	Name changed to Cleckheaton Spen
5 January 1953	Closed

Cleckheaton Spen railway station served the town of Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England, from 1900 to 1953 on the Leeds New Line.

History[]

The station was opened as Cleckheaton on 1 October 1900 by the London and North Western Railway. It had a large goods yard wirg a cattle dock and a warehouse. Access was controlled by two signal boxes.^[1] The station's name was changed to Cleckheaton Spen on 2 June 1924. It closed on 5 January 1953, except for occasional excursions.^[2] Nothing remains.^[3]

References[]

^ "Leeds New Line 4". Lost Railways West Yorkshire. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 128. OCLC 931112387.
^ "Cleckheaton Spen railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

External links[]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Gomersal Line and station closed		Leeds New Line London and North Western Railway		Liversedge Spen Line and station closed

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[CleckheatonStationInfo-1] "Leeds New Line 4". Lost Railways West Yorkshire. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 128. OCLC 931112387.

[CleckheatonStationInfo2-3] "Cleckheaton Spen railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

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Cleckheaton
Location	Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53°43′30″N 1°42′14″W / 53.7249°N 1.7038°W / 53.7249; -1.7038Coordinates: 53°43′30″N 1°42′14″W / 53.7249°N 1.7038°W / 53.7249; -1.7038
Grid reference	SE196254
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 October 1900 (1900-10-01)	Opened as Cleckheaton
2 June 1924	Name changed to Cleckheaton Spen
5 January 1953 (1953-01-05)	Closed